The gorge of the Taishaku River flows along the border between Shobara City and Jinsekikogen Town in Jinseki County in northeastern Hiroshima Prefecture. The river has eroded the limestone plateau of the Kibi Plateau, and over a 20-kilometer stretch you can see cliffs over 100 meters high, natural bridges such as Onbashi and Menbashi, oddly shaped rocks, steep cliffs, and deep abysses. There are also limestone caves such as Hakuun Cave and Yakushi Cave. Almost in the center of the gorge is Lake Shinryu, a reservoir for the Taishaku River Dam built in the Taisho era, where there are sightseeing boats and a vacation village. The "Valley of the Taishaku River (Taishaku Gorge)" has been designated a national scenic spot, and is also part of the center of Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park. In addition, many ruins from the Paleolithic, Jomon and Yayoi periods are distributed around the gorge, such as the Taishaku Kannondo Cave Ruins and the Taishaku Yosekura Rock Shed Ruins. There is a bus service from JR Hakubi Line Tojo Station and other stations. [Kitagawa Kenji] [Reference] | |Obashi Bridge. Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park. Nationally designated scenic spot. Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Jinseki-gun Jinsekikogen Town © Hiroshima Prefecture "> Taishaku Gorge Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
広島県北東部、庄原(しょうばら)市と神石(じんせき)郡神石高原町の境界を流れる帝釈川の峡谷。吉備(きび)高原の石灰岩台地を帝釈川が侵食したもので、延長約20キロメートルにわたって100メートルを超える断崖(だんがい)絶壁、雄橋(おんばし)・雌橋(めんばし)などの自然橋、奇岩怪石、急淵(きゅうえん)、深淵を見ることができる。白雲洞や薬師洞などの鍾乳(しょうにゅう)洞もある。峡谷のほぼ中央には大正時代につくられた帝釈川ダムの貯水池神竜湖(しんりゅうこ)があり、遊覧船や休暇村がある。「帝釈川の谷(帝釈峡)」として国の名勝に指定されており、また比婆道後帝釈国定公園(ひばどうごたいしゃくこくていこうえん)の一中心でもある。なお峡谷一帯には、帝釈観音堂洞窟(かんのんどうどうくつ)遺跡、帝釈寄倉岩陰(よせくらいわかげ)遺跡など旧石器・縄文・弥生(やよい)時代の遺跡が多く分布する。JR伯備線東城駅などからのバス便がある。 [北川建次] [参照項目] | |雄橋。比婆道後帝釈国定公園域。国指定名勝 広島県庄原市・神石郡神石高原町©広島県"> 帝釈峡 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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